diff --git a/res/drawable-hdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png b/res/drawable-hdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..01e9e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable-hdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
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diff --git a/res/drawable-mdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png b/res/drawable-mdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f24e71d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable-mdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
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diff --git a/res/drawable-xhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png b/res/drawable-xhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f479433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable-xhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
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diff --git a/res/drawable-xxhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png b/res/drawable-xxhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d5facd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable-xxhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
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diff --git a/res/drawable/all_apps_alpha_mask.png b/res/drawable-xxxhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 100%
rename from res/drawable/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
rename to res/drawable-xxxhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
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diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
index 6f2c897..aeb82b3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.IconCache.ItemInfoUpdateReceiver;
 import com.android.launcher3.badge.BadgeInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.badge.BadgeRenderer;
+import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIconPreviewVerifier;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.DrawableFactory;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.HolographicOutlineHelper;
@@ -438,6 +439,13 @@
         super.setTextColor(colors);
     }
 
+    public boolean shouldTextBeVisible() {
+        // Text should be visible everywhere but the hotseat.
+        Object tag = getParent() instanceof FolderIcon ? ((View) getParent()).getTag() : getTag();
+        ItemInfo info = tag instanceof ItemInfo ? (ItemInfo) tag : null;
+        return info == null || info.container != LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT;
+    }
+
     public void setTextVisibility(boolean visible) {
         if (visible) {
             super.setTextColor(mTextColor);
@@ -459,7 +467,8 @@
      * @param fadeIn Whether the text should fade in or fade out.
      */
     public ObjectAnimator createTextAlphaAnimator(boolean fadeIn) {
-        return ObjectAnimator.ofInt(this, TEXT_ALPHA_PROPERTY, fadeIn ? Color.alpha(mTextColor) : 0);
+        int toAlpha = shouldTextBeVisible() && fadeIn ? Color.alpha(mTextColor) : 0;
+        return ObjectAnimator.ofInt(this, TEXT_ALPHA_PROPERTY, toAlpha);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
index d99a30a..42b64ea 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@
         // Hotseat icons - remove text
         if (child instanceof BubbleTextView) {
             BubbleTextView bubbleChild = (BubbleTextView) child;
-            bubbleChild.setTextVisibility(mContainerType != HOTSEAT);
+            bubbleChild.setTextVisibility(bubbleChild.shouldTextBeVisible());
         }
 
         child.setScaleX(mChildScale);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/FirstFrameAnimatorHelper.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/FirstFrameAnimatorHelper.java
index a51ddd4..3cbc989 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/FirstFrameAnimatorHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/FirstFrameAnimatorHelper.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewPropertyAnimator;
 import android.view.ViewTreeObserver;
-
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Thunk;
 
 /*
@@ -33,10 +32,11 @@
  */
 public class FirstFrameAnimatorHelper extends AnimatorListenerAdapter
     implements ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener {
+    private static final String TAG = "FirstFrameAnimatorHlpr";
     private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
     private static final int MAX_DELAY = 1000;
     private static final int IDEAL_FRAME_DURATION = 16;
-    private View mTarget;
+    private final View mTarget;
     private long mStartFrame;
     private long mStartTime = -1;
     private boolean mHandlingOnAnimationUpdate;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
                     sGlobalFrameCounter++;
                     if (DEBUG) {
                         long newTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
-                        Log.d("FirstFrameAnimatorHelper", "TICK " + (newTime - mTime));
+                        Log.d(TAG, "TICK " + (newTime - mTime));
                         mTime = newTime;
                     }
                 }
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 
     public void print(ValueAnimator animation) {
         float flatFraction = animation.getCurrentPlayTime() / (float) animation.getDuration();
-        Log.d("FirstFrameAnimatorHelper", sGlobalFrameCounter +
+        Log.d(TAG, sGlobalFrameCounter +
               "(" + (sGlobalFrameCounter - mStartFrame) + ") " + mTarget + " dirty? " +
               mTarget.isDirty() + " " + flatFraction + " " + this + " " + animation);
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/notification/NotificationListener.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/notification/NotificationListener.java
index baaa66a..8121fd5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/notification/NotificationListener.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/notification/NotificationListener.java
@@ -127,8 +127,9 @@
         }
         sNotificationsChangedListener = listener;
 
-        if (sNotificationListenerInstance != null) {
-            sNotificationListenerInstance.onNotificationFullRefresh();
+        NotificationListener notificationListener = getInstanceIfConnected();
+        if (notificationListener != null) {
+            notificationListener.onNotificationFullRefresh();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
index 425a08d..8107625 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/popup/PopupContainerWithArrow.java
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherModel;
-import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.accessibility.LauncherAccessibilityDelegate;
@@ -907,9 +906,7 @@
         }
         mIsOpen = false;
         mDeferContainerRemoval = false;
-        boolean isInHotseat = ((ItemInfo) mOriginalIcon.getTag()).container
-                == LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT;
-        mOriginalIcon.setTextVisibility(!isInHotseat);
+        mOriginalIcon.setTextVisibility(mOriginalIcon.shouldTextBeVisible());
         mOriginalIcon.forceHideBadge(false);
         mLauncher.getDragController().removeDragListener(this);
         mLauncher.getDragLayer().removeView(this);